Union Reservoir Boat Camping, Stanislaus National Forest
Above 7000 Feet, Boat Camping, Lake/Reservoir, Mountains, National Forest land, Wild Flowers, Wildlife
Trip Date: July 4, 2013
Boat camping with my children has been one of the greatest pleasures of my life. Camping out of the canoe is a wonderful experience – full of good vibes from being on our own, independent, self-propelled, away from people, using an ancient form of travel, on a beautiful body of water, and with your children,…
Packsaddle Pass I; El Dorado National Forest
Trip Date: June 21, 2013
The annual occurrence of the Summer Solstice has a very hip, mystical, mythical, ritualistic connotation for some people, and the boys have often discussed getting together or possibly camping to celebrate the event. This year, there also was a “Supermoon” phenomenon and the combination was just too much to ignore. So, this was the first…
Desert Creek, Toiyabe National Forest
Trip Date: May 31, 2013
This is an historic third weekend in a row that I have camped – what a great run. On most of the boys trips, the main goal is to get away from people and camp at a spot that has a great view. The Holy Grail however, would also to be near water. This has…
Monitor Pass, Bureau of Land Management
Trip Date: May 24, 2013
This is week two of what I hope is three straight weekends camping. Several of the boys (Ken, Tom, Vince, and Bill) headed up to Monitor Pass yesterday where I will meet them today. I left the house by 8:00 after minimal preparation since the truck was still mostly packed from last weekend’s trip to…
Lindsey Lake, Tahoe National Forest
Trip Date: May 17, 2013
My wife Kristen and I headed out of town last weekend to try to get to a lakeside spot in the Grouse Lakes Basin area of the Tahoe National Forest. This area is North of Interstate 80 above Emigrant Gap where Highway 20 comes in and then North on Bowman Lakes Road. Door to door,…
Arc Dome Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Above 7000 Feet, Bureau of Land Management, Creek/River, Forest, Mountains, National Forest land, Star Gazing, Wild Flowers, Wildlife
Trip Date: July 6, 2005
OK, this trip was a long time ago; almost 16 years now since I wrote the story and another 4 years later I am finally placing the photos in the story to publish it. Maybe 10 years before that, I got on an airplane to LAX with 15,000 in cash, a knife, and a stout,…